Security Affairs

JANUARY 23, 2024

The Australian government announced sanctions for a member of the REvil ransomware group for the Medibank hack that occurred in 2022. The Australian government announced sanctions for Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov (aka GustaveDore, aiiis_ermak, blade_runner, JimJones), a Russian national who is a member of the REvil ransomware group.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities. Cyber drills are essential to test the resilience of our infrastructure, the European Union simulated a cyber attack on a fictitious Finnish power company to test its cyber-defense capabilities.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 27, 2022

The state Infrastructure of Montenegro was hit by a massive and “unprecedented” cyber attack, authorities announced. An unprecedented cyber attack hit the Government digital infrastructure in Montenegro, the government has timely adopted measures to mitigate its impact. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 16, 2021

Poland ‘s government announced that it was targeted by an ‘Unprecedented’ series of cyber attacks, hackers hit against institutions and individuals. Poland’s parliament had a closed-door session to discuss an unprecedented wave of cyber attacks that hit its institutions and individuals.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2022

Which are the cyber attacks of 2021 that had the major impact on organizations worldwide in terms of financial losses and disruption of the operations? Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the Colonial Pipeline was shut down due to a cyber attack carried out by the Darkside ransomware gang. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 22, 2022

Cyber Spetsnaz is targeting government resources and critical infrastructure in Lithuania after the ban of Russian railway goods. Cyber Spetsnaz is targeting Lithuanian government resources and critical infrastructure – the recent ban on Russian railway goods has caused a new spike of hacktivist activity on the Dark Web.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced it has been targeted by a cyber attack. Further information will be made available in due course.” “EMA has been the subject of a cyberattack. . Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Taiwan ‘s government agencies face around five million cyberattacks and probes every day, most of them from China. Around five million cyber attacks hit Taiwan’s government agencies every day, and most of the hacking attempts are originated from China. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Taiwan Government).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 6, 2022

(USA) has identified an increase in activity within hacktivist groups, they’re leveraging current geopolitical tensions between the Ukraine and Russia to perform cyber-attacks. The actors are positioning themselves as an elite cyber offensive group targeting NATO infrastructure and performing cyberespionage to steal sensitive data.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 9, 2023

The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks since the country offered support to Ukraine. The government institutions of Moldova have been hit by a wave of phishing attacks, threat actors sent more than 1,330 emails to accounts belonging to the country’s state services.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

OCTOBER 5, 2021

On September 11th, 2001 Taliban linked terrorist group launched a flight attack on the twin towers of United States that from then-on put a major dent in the US governance on an international note. The post Cyber Attack fear for abandoned US Vehicles and Aircrafts in Afghanistan appeared first on Cybersecurity Insiders.

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Security Affairs

MAY 26, 2021

The Belgian interior ministry was targeted by a “sophisticated” cyber attack, a spokesman told RTBF public television on Tuesday. The Belgian interior ministry was hit by a “sophisticated” cyber-espionage attack, the news was confirmed by a spokesman to RTBF public television on Tuesday.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 10, 2021

A cyber attack hit the New Zealand central bank, sensitive information has been potentially accessed by the intruders. The New Zealand central bank announced today that a cyber attack hit its infrastructure. If you want to receive the weekly Security Affairs Newsletter for free subscribe here.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 14, 2022

Threat actors defaced multiple Ukrainian government websites after talks between Ukrainian, US, and Russian officials hit a dead this week. Threat actors have defaced multiple websites of the Ukrainian government on the night between January 13 and January 14. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Ukrainian government websites).

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2021

APT31 is also believed to be behind an attack on the Parliament of Finland that took place in 2020, according to the government experts , the hackers breached some parliament email accounts in December 2020. The post Norway blames China-linked APT31 for 2018 government hack appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

Microsoft announced this week it has mitigated an attack conducted by a China-linked threat actor, tracked as Storm-0558, which targeted customer emails. Storm-0558 threat actors focus on government agencies in Western Europe and were observed conducting cyberespionage, data theft, and credential access attacks.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) issued a warning of temporary suspension of its email systems, likely caused by a cyber attack. The Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) temporarily suspended its email systems, the interruption is likely caused by a cyber attack. ” reported the NHK website. .

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The Czech Intelligence agency blames China for a major cyber attack that hit a key government institution in the Czech Republic in 2018. According to a report published by the NUKIB Czech Intelligence agency, China carried out a major cyber attack on a key government institution in the Czech Republic last year.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 24, 2023

” Cyber attacks against critical infrastructure, such as power grids , are very dangerous. Some of the most clamorous attacks clamorous attacks observed in the past hit Ukraine in 2015 and 2016. appeared first on Security Affairs.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 25, 2020

The Greek government announced that a DDoS cyber attack hit the official state websites of the prime minister, the national police and fire service and several important ministries. The websites involved in the attack have been already restored by the government IT staff. said Government spokesman Stelios Petsas.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Japanese carmaker Toyota Motors was forced to halt its production due to a cyber attack that suffered by one of its suppliers, Kojima Industries. The hypothesis of the attack was also reported by local media, according to Tokyo NP website , Kojima was hit by a cyberattack. Kishida did not link the attack to Russia.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

Austria’s foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems, allegedly carried by a state actor has ended. This week, the Austrian foreign ministry announced that the cyber attack against its systems has ended. Major cyber ??attacks Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Iranian airline Mahan Air was hit by a cyberattack on Sunday morning, the “Hooshyarane Vatan” hacker group claimed responsibility for the attack. Iranian private airline Mahan Air has foiled a cyber attack over the weekend, Iranian state media reported. The airliner’s flight schedule was not affected by the cyberattack.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In the last hours, some western media reported destructive cyber attacks against infrastructures in the Iranian oil sector, but Iran denied it. Last week drone attacks have hit two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, one of them is the Abqaiq site. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Albania’s prime minister Edi Rama apologized for the massive leak of personal records from a government database of state. Albania’s prime minister this week apologized for the massive leak of personal records from a government database of state. Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 4, 2022

Taiwan government websites were temporarily forced offline by cyber attacks during the visit to Taipei of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Major Taiwan government websites were temporarily forced offline by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks attacks during the visit to Taipei of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

A massive cyberattack hit Montenegro , the offensive forced government headquarters to disconnect the systems from the Internet. The attack started on August 20 and impacted online government information platforms. Government officials attribute the attack to pro-Russian hackers and to Russian security services.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Intelligence experts pointed out that the British government already conducted offensive hacking operations, including the one that targeted the ISIS in 2017. The post The British government aims at improving its offensive cyber capability appeared first on Security Affairs. ” reported The Guardian. .”

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Security Affairs

JUNE 27, 2022

The government of Lithuania announced on Monday that it had been hit by an “intense” cyberattack, likely launched from Moscow, days after the Russian government protested restrictions Vilnius imposed on the rail transit of certain goods to Kaliningrad. which was one of the 1st targets of the new campaign.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 19, 2020

A state-based actor is launching cyber attacks against government, public services and businesses, Australia ‘s prime minister said. Australia ‘s prime minister Scott Morrison said that a “state-based actor” is targeting government, public services, and businesses.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 12, 2021

Researchers warn of a surge in cyber attacks against Microsoft Exchange servers exploiting the recently disclosed ProxyLogon vulnerabilities. Most targeted sectors have been Government/Military (17% of all exploit attempts), followed by Manufacturing (14%), and then Banking (11%). Pierluigi Paganini.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

The Russia-linked Gamaredon APT group attempted to compromise an unnamed Western government entity in Ukraine. In Mid January the Ukrainian government was hit with destructive malware, tracked as WhisperGate , and several Ukrainian government websites were defaced by exploiting a separate vulnerability in OctoberCMS.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

states have implemented government regulations specifically tailored to enhance cybersecurity practices in hospitals. Maryland: The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has established cybersecurity requirements for hospitals under the Maryland Health Information Security Act. In addition to New York, several other U.S.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 25, 2024

A ransomware attack on a Swedish logistics company Skanlog severely impacted the country’s liquor supply. Skanlog, a critical distributor for Systembolaget, the Swedish government-owned retail chain suffered a ransomware attack. Our systems, including our central business system, have been affected by the attack.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 20, 2020

The Australian brewery and dairy conglomerate Lion was hit for the second time by a cyber attack, media reported. This is the second cyber attack is a few days, last week the systems at Lion were infected with the REvil ransomware and attackers demanded a ransom of reportedly $1 million last week.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The telecom carrier disclosed the cyber attack with a post published on Facebook, the company also added that the cyber attack did not interrupt its services. The Iranian hacker group Homeland Justice also claimed responsibility for this attack on its Telegram channel. NATO , and the U.K.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Threat actors stole sensitive information from the company, including military and government documents, revealed Taiwan’s Defense Ministry. TeraBytes of data” that included government contracts. We have asked the contractor involved to strengthen its information security control to prevent any further incidents.”

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